Motru weather in January

In January, Motru sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Motru's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:09 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Motru is locality in Gorj County, Romania.

Founded
1966

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Motru reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-3
183-3
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Motru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Motru weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°538.15.390.0
Feb / -2°487.84.410.10.5
Mar11° / 568.62.511.63.0
Apr17° / 709.50.113.25.4
May22° / 11°8311.6014.66.4
Jun26° / 14°8511.1015.36.7
Jul28° / 16°748.70156.6
Aug28° / 16°568013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°627.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 628.10.110.75.4
Nov / 658.71.89.42.0
Dec / -2°668.53.88.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
104852
114951
124852
134852
144753
154753
164654
174654
184456
194456
204357
214357
224258
234258
244258
254258
264456
274456
284456
294555
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Motru gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12817
22817
32717
42616
52616
62516
72416
82416
92316
102216
112216
122215
132215
142215
152315
162316
172416
182516
192517
202617
212717
222718
232818
242818
252918
262918
272818
282818
292818
302818
312717

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:114:51
28.78:124:52
38.78:124:53
48.78:124:54
58.78:124:55
68.78:114:55
78.88:114:56
88.88:114:57
98.88:114:58
108.88:115:00
118.88:105:01
128.98:105:02
138.98:105:03
148.98:095:04
158.98:095:05
169.08:095:06
179.08:085:07
189.08:075:09
199.08:075:10
209.18:065:11
219.18:065:12
229.18:055:14
239.28:045:15
249.28:035:16
259.28:035:18
269.38:025:19
279.38:015:20
289.48:005:22
299.47:595:23
309.47:585:24
319.57:575:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Motru?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Motru.

What to pack for Motru in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Motru sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Motru in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Motru peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Motru?

Motru sits at 44.8°N, 23.0°E, 182 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Drobeta-Turnu Severin, 32 km away.

FiliaşiLupeniVulcanNegotinPetroşaniPetrila

Topography around Motru

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Motru.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,461 m.

The land around Motru is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
2,461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Drobeta-Turnu Severin 32 km · Târgu Jiu 37 km · Filiaşi 51 km · Lupeni 65 km · Vulcan 69 km · Negotin 73 km · Petroşani 75 km · Petrila 80 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Motru (44.8033°, 22.9719°, elevation 182 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).